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Public Enemy

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2012

    Veteran Rappers: Do You Really Need to Continue Making New Records?

    There was a time, back in the late '80s, when the legendary Bronx rapper KRS-One was a candidate for the title of Greatest Rapper of All Time. Twenty-five years later, though, the self-anointed Blastmaster's latest long-player, The B.D.P. Album, suggests that compulsory retirement from the recording ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2011

    Tri Angle Records Fetes Its Birthday with oOoOO and Water Borders, Outside Lands 2011 Wrap-Up, and More

    From SF Weekly's latest print music section: oOoOO's Christopher Greenspan​Tri Angle Records showcase: Roughly a year ago, a young New York-based blogger named Robin Carolan did what many lovers of music often only dream of: He started his own record label. Calling it Tri Angle Records, Carol ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 19, 2011

    The Top 10 New Jack Swing Anthems of All Time

    This Thursday, one-time New Edition member and new jack swing icon Johnny Gill will be performing a set at Yoshi's. Credited as the creation of Teddy Riley, new jack swing saw R&B vocals being fused with uptempo beats coated in the bumptious attitude of hip-hop. At the subgenre's height in the '90s, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 31, 2011

    R.I.P. Gil Scott-Heron 1949-2011

    Adam Turner/WikimediaGil Scott-Heron at SF's Regency Ballroom in 2009​ Poet, author, proto-rapper and political soul/jazz singer-songwriter Gil Scott-Heron died Friday, May 27 at the age of 62. The cause of death has not been confirmed as of press time, but the BBC has reported that he had fal ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 17, 2011

    Juke Hunt Finale: The Best Jukeboxes in San Francisco

    You saw it coming...​Over the past few months, we've found treasures and trash in San Francisco bars: Old school jukeboxes with surprisingly sincere music picks, and sad little boxes we  urge you to skip. It's all come to this: The juke hunt winners distilled into a single list, the best offe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2011

    On the Hunt for the Best Jukebox in the Haight

    The juke at Aub Zam Zam​The heyday of authentic jukeboxes is long over. With many bars installing those nasty touchscreen digital Internet boxes, the old school record-flipping kind of jukebox is a dying breed. And this is in the town that originated the concept of jukeboxes back in 1889. So what ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 12, 2011

    The Supposed Horrors of Salem, Plus Recent Highs and Lows in S.F. Music

    Salem​The Supposed Horrors of Salem:  ... Yet there's something totally hatable about Salem, something that in recent months has caused music writers to dogpile on the band with an M.I.A's.-truffle-fry fury. There is, of course the insane backstory of member John Holland, who told an int ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 1, 2010

    Watch Photographer Glen Friedman and Artist Shepard Fairey Discuss Punk and Hip-Hop in San Francisco

    Jello Biafra of the Dead Kennedys in a photo by Glen Friedman​We were pretty stoked about pioneering punk, hip-hop, and skate photographer Glen E. Friedman's current show at San Francisco's 941 Geary -- and we weren't the only ones. Burning Flags Press and director Colin M. Day interviewed Friedma ... More >>

  • Music

    November 3, 2010

    "Fuck You All": Glen Friedman's punk and hip-hop photos are meant to inspire

    Jello Biafra of the Dead Kennedys in a photo by Glen Friedman​We were pretty stoked about pioneering punk, hip-hop, and skate photographer Glen E. Friedman's current show at San Francisco's 941 Geary -- and we weren't the only ones. Burning Flags Press and director Colin M. Day interviewed Friedma ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 3, 2010

    "Fuck You All": Glen Friedman's punk and hip-hop photos are meant to inspire

    Jello Biafra of the Dead Kennedys in a photo by Glen Friedman​We were pretty stoked about pioneering punk, hip-hop, and skate photographer Glen E. Friedman's current show at San Francisco's 941 Geary -- and we weren't the only ones. Burning Flags Press and director Colin M. Day interviewed Friedma ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 13, 2010

    Report: Everyone Hates Cyclists, Cyclists Hate Everyone

    Just like Thanksgiving or a family reunion: On San Francisco's streets, everyone hates everyone else​On the eve of Bike to Work day, the city put out an analysis codifying what we already knew: Drivers hate cyclists; cyclists hate drivers; cops hate cyclists; and cyclists hate cops -- though they ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2010

    Sasquatch! Music Festival Lineup: Pavement, Dam-Funk, Girls, Massive Attack, the XX

    Joseph SchellEdward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros: festival favorites​More music news today for festicationers: Sasquatch! Music Festival laid out its lineup last night at a party at Seattle's Crocodile Cafe. This Memorial Day Weekend (May 29-31) the indie rock caravans will head to Washington's ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 17, 2009

    Last Night: A-Trak, Theophilus London, Treasure Fingers, Trackademicks

    Angela BoatwrightA-TrakA-Trak, Theophilus London, Treasure Fingers, Trackademicks July 16th, 2009 The Independent Review by Noah Sanders Better than: Actually attending a rave in the early '90s. Last night's A-Trak show at The Independent seemed pieced together with a lingering adoration of the e ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 30, 2009

    Swine Flu, Shwine Flu: Curiously Written Missive From Mexican Tourism Board Urges Visitors to Come Anyway

    Public Enemy No. 1...Employing language worthy of a fast-talking abogado, a release fired off Wednesday by the Mexican Tourism Board and Ministry of Tourism and sent to members of the American media by Mexican consulates notes that "No tourists currently in Mexico have been infected by the H1N1 Infl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2009

    Countdown to Noise Pop: 22 Days

    Courtesy of Noise Pop The Closer: Les Savy Fav Get ready, San Francisco. That annual extravaganza of musical zanyness, alt./indie hiptitude, and overall sub-mainstream coolness known as Noise Pop is only three short weeks away! As always, attending a festival with so many performances in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 22, 2008

    The Pharcyde, A Tribe Called Quest, Nas Headline Annual Rock the Bells Festival

    Courtesy of Noise Pop The Closer: Les Savy Fav Get ready, San Francisco. That annual extravaganza of musical zanyness, alt./indie hiptitude, and overall sub-mainstream coolness known as Noise Pop is only three short weeks away! As always, attending a festival with so many performances in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 29, 2008

    Saul Williams Brings Niggy Tardust to SF in March

    Courtesy of Noise Pop The Closer: Les Savy Fav Get ready, San Francisco. That annual extravaganza of musical zanyness, alt./indie hiptitude, and overall sub-mainstream coolness known as Noise Pop is only three short weeks away! As always, attending a festival with so many performances in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2007

    Flavor of Love Tryouts SF

    Courtesy of Noise Pop The Closer: Les Savy Fav Get ready, San Francisco. That annual extravaganza of musical zanyness, alt./indie hiptitude, and overall sub-mainstream coolness known as Noise Pop is only three short weeks away! As always, attending a festival with so many performances in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2007

    The “Fava of Love” Salad starring Fava Fav!

    Courtesy of Noise Pop The Closer: Les Savy Fav Get ready, San Francisco. That annual extravaganza of musical zanyness, alt./indie hiptitude, and overall sub-mainstream coolness known as Noise Pop is only three short weeks away! As always, attending a festival with so many performances in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2007

    The “Fava of Love” Salad starring Fava Fav!

    Courtesy of Noise Pop The Closer: Les Savy Fav Get ready, San Francisco. That annual extravaganza of musical zanyness, alt./indie hiptitude, and overall sub-mainstream coolness known as Noise Pop is only three short weeks away! As always, attending a festival with so many performances in ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 18, 2007

    Doing It Her Way

    Courtesy of Noise Pop The Closer: Les Savy Fav Get ready, San Francisco. That annual extravaganza of musical zanyness, alt./indie hiptitude, and overall sub-mainstream coolness known as Noise Pop is only three short weeks away! As always, attending a festival with so many performances in ... More >>

  • Music

    June 27, 2007

    The Call of Katrina

    Dirty Dozen Brass Band gives sonic insight into New Orleans' stormy history

  • Home Entertainment

    May 30, 2007

    Good Clean Smut

    Dirty Dozen Brass Band gives sonic insight into New Orleans' stormy history

  • Home Entertainment

    May 23, 2007

    Good Clean Smut

    Dirty Dozen Brass Band gives sonic insight into New Orleans' stormy history

  • Music

    March 29, 2006

    Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos

    The misunderstood adventures of the Bishop of Hip Hop

  • Film

    November 2, 2005

    Killing Time

    In the profound Jarhead, a soldier can be his own worst enemy

  • Music

    June 29, 2005

    BeatBox

    DJ Toph One mixes it up at a new Friday happy hour; Digital Underground offers a silly reprieve from silly hip hop

  • Music

    April 6, 2005

    BeatBox

    Doug E. Fresh brings the beat-boxing revival to the DNA Lounge; 26 Mix hosts the ultimate hip hop feud: "East vs. West."

  • Calendar

    December 22, 2004

    The Gospel Truth

    Exquisite noise at Slim's

  • Calendar

    September 1, 2004

    No Bedtime Story

    Playwright Mary Zimmerman's next splash

  • Calendar

    March 31, 2004

    R.I.P. JMJ

    A hip hop happening in honor of the late, lamented Jam Master Jay

  • Music

    April 16, 2003

    Primal Scream

    Evil Heat

  • Culture

    March 26, 2003

    War on War Songs

    Iraq and roll don't go together well when rockers protest

  • Music

    December 4, 2002

    23 Skidoo

    The Gospel Comes to New Guinea
    Just Like Everybody Part Two

  • Music

    September 19, 2001

    That's Edutainment

    Rico Pabón and the Prophets of Rage find beauty in times of struggle

  • Culture

    April 4, 2001

    Blowin' Smoke

    Ted Demme and Denis Leary are a match made in effin' heaven

  • Music

    May 17, 2000

    Black Rage

    The Coup just may be the greatest, angriest, most militant hip hop act around. So what's up with the Puff Daddy tour?

  • Music

    March 10, 1999

    Riff Raff

    The Coup just may be the greatest, angriest, most militant hip hop act around. So what's up with the Puff Daddy tour?

  • Music

    June 17, 1998

    Sound Ideas

    Mitchell Froom provided the sonic boom behind some of the '90s' best records

  • Music

    April 8, 1998

    Riff Raff

    Mitchell Froom provided the sonic boom behind some of the '90s' best records

  • Music

    April 30, 1997

    Recordings

    Mitchell Froom provided the sonic boom behind some of the '90s' best records

  • Music

    March 19, 1997

    Recordings

    Mitchell Froom provided the sonic boom behind some of the '90s' best records

  • Calendar

    February 5, 1997

    Night+Day

    Mitchell Froom provided the sonic boom behind some of the '90s' best records

  • Music

    May 15, 1996

    Tabla Manners

    Cornershop at the intersection of indie and Indian

  • Music

    May 8, 1996

    The Books of Rhyme Pages

    From Michael Eric Dyson to Darius James, black writers struggle to define hip-hop culture

  • Music

    May 8, 1996

    Recordings

    From Michael Eric Dyson to Darius James, black writers struggle to define hip-hop culture

  • Music

    January 3, 1996

    The Sound vs. Fury

    The secret success of 1995's rhythm nation

  • Music

    October 11, 1995

    Samples

    The secret success of 1995's rhythm nation

  • Music

    June 7, 1995

    Revolting Cocks

    The Sex Revolts: Gender, Rebellion and Rock 'n' Roll by Simon Reynolds and Joy Press

  • Music

    May 31, 1995

    Schools of Thought

    The Roots, the Nonce and DJ Hurricane take hip hop to the next level

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